Dermacentor auratus Supino, 1897 (Acarina, Ixodidae) reported from Wayanad, Kerala

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 435-436

  Ajithkumar, K G ^a,b   Ravindran, Reghu ^a   Ghosh, S ^a  

^a Department of Veterinary Parasitology College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences ^*  (India)

^b INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR AURATUS; EYE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMERUS HEAD; INDIA; KYASANUR FOREST DISEASE; LEG; LETTER; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; RICKETTSIA; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TICK BITE;

ANIMALS; DERMACENTOR; INDIA; MALE;

EID: 84860380652     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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